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  • High Leverage Practices for All – 2-Day PD

    Recurring
    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Oct 14 & 27, 2026: High-leverage practices (HLPs) are instructional approaches educators in K–12 settings can use to teach a wide range of learners and content. The 22 research-based practices are organized into four essential aspects of teachers' work: collaboration, assessment, social/emotional/behavioral practices, and instruction. Together, they provide a shared framework and common language to support students with disabilities and those who benefit from additional instructional support.

    Free

  • Vocabulary for Secondary (Part 2)

    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Oct 28, 2026: Focus on how to accelerate vocabulary acquisition and knowledge gains in the secondary classroom using current research and best practices.  Participants will learn effective instructional strategies for both analog and digital learning environments.

    $45 – $70

  • Finance Series for Superintendents, Finance Officers & HR Directors

    Recurring
    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Sept 22, 2026 - Mar 9, 2027: This series will strengthen financial leadership capacity, improve transparency, and ensure accountability in the management of public school funds. Training to be led by teams consisting of
    one superintendent and one finance officer - a pairing that reflects the essential collaboration required for effective financial management in school districts.

    Free

  • Facilitating Meaningful Math Discourse

    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Nov 4, 2026: his session focuses on strengthening classroom discourse through purposeful planning and facilitation using the 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions and the Launch–Explore–Discuss framework.

    $65 – $100

  • Amy Dean: Behavior Interventions That Work – Nov 2026

    WCU Health and Human Sciences Building 3971 Little Savannah Road, Cullowhee, NC, United States

    Nov 6, 2026: This session will guide you in developing a preventative plan for handling issues from low-level distractions to more chronic behaviors. You will reflect on your current practices, learn the purpose of behavior, how to respond vs. react, and how to reboot your current systems to support student behavior and GAIN instructional minutes. This is a practical, strategy-filled session with concrete steps you can implement immediately to help students – and yourself. 

    Free – $25

  • Hands-On Math Learning for Middle Grades (BADGE 2)

    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Nov 9, 2026: This session will focus on conceptual teaching and learning in the middle-grade mathematics classroom. Join us as we examine the concrete-representational-abstract (CRA) model and delve into work with manipulatives such as Hands-on Equations and Algebra Tiles.

    $45 – $70

  • Productive Math Intervention

    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Nov 17, 2026: In this interactive one-day learning experience, educators will explore how to use student thinking to identify instructional priorities, make key mathematical ideas explicit through
    purposeful representations and mathematical language, and design intervention experiences that include routines, contextual problems, and meaningful practice or games.

    $70 – $105

  • PEAK: Purposeful, Ethical AI for K-12 – AI Conference

    Haywood Community College 185 Freedlander Drive, Clyde, NC, United States

    Nov 20, 2026: Join us on November 20, 2026, at Haywood Community College for PEAK: Purposeful, Ethical AI for K–12 Learning—a hands-on conference designed to help educators move beyond AI hype and use emerging tools with intention. Explore how AI can strengthen human agency, standards-aligned instruction, assessment, accessibility, and authentic learning. Sessions will help educators build practical skills, create useful teaching tools, and redesign learning experiences while keeping human judgment at the center.

    $45 – $70

  • edTPA Tasks 2 and 3

    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Dec 2, 2026: During this work session, we will analyze instructional videos using edTPA rubrics, select and clip videos, and learn more about expectations for the Task 2 commentary. We will also begin working on the Task 3 commentary, including identifying and
    organizing assessment artifacts.

    $45 – $70

  • Unlocking Language Comprehension: Navigating the Upper Realms of The Reading Rope (Grades 2-5)

    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Dec 3, 2026: Leap into the upper strands of the Reading Rope in this engaging session focused on language comprehension. Participants will explore the essential components of morphology, language comprehension, and fluency instruction. Gain practical insights through concrete classroom examples and evidence-aligned instructional routines designed to impact DIBELS outcomes while supporting the current ELA core curriculum.

    $45 – $70

  • Unlocking Learning for K-5 Multilingual Learners

    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Dec 8, 2026: This workshop will cover the fundamentals of second language acquisition and provide an overview of multilingual learners in Western North Carolina. It will include a review of best practices, along with an explanation of why these approaches are effective, supported by relevant brain research.

    $45 – $70

  • Unlocking Learning for Secondary Multilingual Learners

    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Dec 9, 2026: This workshop will cover the fundamentals of second language acquisition and provide an overview of multilingual learners in Western North Carolina. It will include a review of best practices, along with an explanation of why these approaches are effective, supported by relevant brain research.

    $45 – $70